Perdicinae

Perdicinae is a polyphyletic former subfamily of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae, regrouping the partridges, Old World quails, and francolins.^[1] Although this subfamily was considered monophyletic and separated from the pheasants, tragopans, junglefowls, and peafowls (Phasianinae) till the early 1990s,^[1][2] molecular phylogenies have shown that these two subfamilies actually constitute only one lineage. For example, some partridges (Perdix genus) are more closely affiliated to pheasants, whereas Old World quails and partridges from the Alectoris genus are closer to junglefowls.^[3][4] Due to this, the subfamily Perdicinae is no longer recognized by the International Ornithological Congress, with the species being split among 3 subfamilies.^[5]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Aves

Order:Galliformes

Family:Phasianidae

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Perdicinae
Grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Perdicinae Horsfield, 1821
Genera
Alectoris Ammoperdix Anurophasis Arborophila Bambusicola Caloperdix Campocolinus Coturnix Dendroperdix Francolinus Galloperdix Haematortyx Lerwa Margaroperdix Melanoperdix Ophrysia Ortygornis Peliperdix Perdicula Perdix Pternistis Rhizothera Rollulus Scleroptila Tetraogallus Tetraophasis Tropicoperdix Xenoperdix

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Perdicinae is a non-migratory Old World group. These are medium-sized birds, and are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. They are ground-nesting seed-eaters. The subfamily includes the partridges, the snowcocks, the francolins, the spurfowl and the Old World quail.